FNUS75 KBOU 071723 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SHADED FUEL BREAK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1020 AM MST TUE FEB 7 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY... WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS ALONG WITH A PERSISTENT INVERSION WILL LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSION. THE UPSLOPE FLOW WILL END THIS EVENING WITH WESTERLY FLOW PREVAILING OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THE AFTERNOON... PROVIDING FOR ADEQUATE SMOKE DISPERSION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-28. MIN HUMIDITY........63-69%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 2-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-13 MPH BY 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....3-8. MAX HUMIDITY........84-90%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 10-16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MIN HUMIDITY........29-33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 4000-5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR. GOOD AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SHADED FUEL BREAK. +++ DATA IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE HAS BEEN SAMPLED DIRECTLY FROM THE FORECAST DATABASE. VALUES IN THE TABLE MAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM INFORMATION IN THE NARRATIVE FORECAST. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK IF THE INFORMATION IN THIS TABLE HAS BEEN REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR USEFUL. +++ FORECAST SC PP WR AT RH 20FT G H L 10K MIXG TRAN VENTL AJTV VALID AT % % % F % WIND S I A WIND HGT WIND RATE RATNG MPH T L MPH AGL MPH KT-FT 02/07-10 93 52 14 17 76 E 7 7 2 1 NW31 2640 W 5 11810 P 02/07-11 88 12 2 20 73 NE 9 15 2 1 NW29 3008 W 6 16051 P 02/07-12 88 12 2 22 72 NE10 17 2 1 NW26 3171 W 6 15640 P 02/07-13 88 12 2 23 70 NE10 17 2 1 NW24 3334 W 6 15229 P 02/07-14 74 10 2 24 68 NE10 16 2 1 NW23 3496 W 5 14818 P 02/07-15 74 10 2 23 65 E 9 15 2 1 NW23 2985 W 6 14663 P 02/07-16 74 10 2 22 63 E 7 7 2 1 NW24 2474 SW 7 14507 P 02/07-17 50 0 0 18 66 SE 6 6 2 1 NW26 1963 S 8 14352 P 02/07-18 50 0 0 16 70 SE 5 5 3 1 NW29 1405 SW 8 10137 P 02/07-19 50 0 0 14 74 S 5 5 3 1 NW32 846 SW 7 5921 P 02/07-20 38 0 0 12 79 SW 5 5 4 1 NW35 288 SW 7 1706 P 02/07-21 38 0 0 10 83 SW 7 7 4 1 NW36 236 SW 8 1585 P 02/07-22 38 0 0 9 86 W 9 15 3 1 NW37 183 W10 1463 P 02/07-23 32 0 0 8 88 W12 18 3 1 NW38 131 W12 1342 P 02/08-00 32 0 0 6 90 W13 21 3 1 NW39 116 W13 1215 P 02/08-01 32 0 0 6 90 W14 22 3 1 W40 101 W13 1089 P 02/08-02 32 0 0 5 89 W14 22 3 1 W40 86 W13 963 P 02/08-03 32 0 0 4 85 W14 22 3 1 W39 84 W13 933 P 02/08-04 32 0 0 4 81 W13 21 4 1 W38 81 W13 903 P 02/08-05 22 0 0 4 79 W13 21 4 1 W37 79 W13 874 P 02/08-06 22 0 0 5 84 W13 21 3 1 W36 95 W13 1054 P 02/08-07 22 0 0 7 84 W13 21 3 1 W35 111 W13 1234 P 02/08-08 22 0 0 12 74 W13 21 2 1 W33 127 W13 1414 P 02/08-09 22 0 0 21 53 W12 18 2 1 W32 1396 W17 30425 P 02/08-10 22 0 0 26 46 W 9 15 2 1 NW32 2665 W22 59435 F 02/08-11 62 10 2 30 39 W 8 13 2 1 NW33 3934 W25 88446 G 02/08-12 62 10 2 34 34 W 7 7 2 1 NW37 4360 W25 96387 G 02/08-13 62 10 2 36 31 W 6 6 2 1 NW39 4787 W25 104329 V 02/08-14 62 10 2 37 29 W 6 6 2 1 NW41 5213 W25 112270 V 02/08-15 62 10 2 37 29 W 5 5 2 1 W41 5066 W23 100719 V 02/08-16 62 10 2 35 31 W 5 5 2 1 W41 4919 W21 89169 G 02/08-17 62 10 2 33 35 W 5 5 2 1 W39 4772 W18 77618 G 02/08-18 62 10 2 30 38 W 5 5 2 1 NW38 3680 W17 61555 G 02/08-19 62 10 2 28 42 W 6 6 2 1 NW36 2467 W14 36346 P 02/08-20 62 10 2 26 46 W 6 6 2 1 NW33 1254 W10 11138 P 02/08-21 62 10 2 24 50 W 6 6 2 1 NW31 936 W 9 7953 P 02/08-22 62 10 2 23 54 W 6 6 2 1 NW29 618 W 7 4769 P 02/08-23 46 10 2 22 56 W 6 6 2 1 NW28 300 W 6 1584 P 02/09-00 46 10 2 21 59 W 6 6 2 1 NW28 278 W 6 1463 P 02/09-01 46 10 2 20 60 W 6 6 2 1 NW29 255 W 6 1343 P 02/09-02 46 10 2 19 61 W 6 6 2 1 NW31 233 W 6 1222 P 02/09-03 46 10 2 19 60 W 6 6 2 1 NW31 243 W 7 1378 P 02/09-04 46 10 2 19 59 W 7 7 2 1 NW31 253 W 7 1535 P 02/09-05 42 0 0 19 59 W 7 7 2 1 NW31 264 W 7 1691 P 02/09-06 42 0 0 19 60 W 8 8 2 1 NW30 553 W 7 2989 P 02/09-07 42 0 0 20 60 W 8 8 2 1 NW29 842 NW 6 4286 P 02/09-08 42 0 0 23 56 W 8 8 2 1 NW28 1131 NW 6 5584 P 02/09-09 42 0 0 27 51 W 6 6 2 1 NW24 2578 NW 6 14000 P 02/09-10 42 0 0 30 48 W 3 3 2 1 NW22 4025 NW 6 22417 P 02/09-11 23 0 0 34 44 CALM 1 2 1 NW18 5472 NW 7 30833 P 02/09-12 23 0 0 36 40 CALM 1 2 1 NW16 5724 NW 7 34834 P 02/09-13 23 0 0 38 37 NE 2 2 2 1 NW14 5975 NW 7 38836 P 02/09-14 23 0 0 39 35 E 3 3 2 1 NW13 6227 NW 8 42837 F 02/09-15 23 0 0 38 35 E 3 3 2 1 NW13 5815 NW 8 39533 P 02/09-16 23 0 0 37 37 E 3 3 2 1 NW13 5402 NW 8 36228 P 02/09-17 16 0 0 33 42 E 3 3 2 1 NW13 4990 NW 8 32924 P 02/09-18 16 0 0 31 46 NE 3 3 2 1 NW13 4545 NW 7 27058 P 02/09-19 16 0 0 28 51 NW 5 5 2 1 NW14 4100 NW 6 21191 P 02/09-20 16 0 0 26 56 W 6 6 2 1 NW14 3655 NW 5 15325 P 02/09-21 16 0 0 24 62 W 7 7 2 1 NW15 3181 NW 5 11872 P 02/09-22 16 0 0 23 66 W 9 9 2 1 NW16 2708 W 3 8419 P 02/09-23 16 0 0 22 70 W10 10 2 1 NW17 2234 SW 2 4966 P 02/10-00 16 0 0 20 73 W12 12 2 1 NW20 1884 SW 5 5733 P 02/10-01 16 0 0 19 75 W12 12 2 1 NW22 1535 SW 6 6501 P 02/10-02 16 0 0 19 75 W12 18 2 1 NW24 1185 SW 7 7268 P 02/10-03 16 0 0 18 73 W12 20 2 1 NW25 1162 SW 6 5522 P 02/10-04 16 0 0 18 70 W12 20 3 1 NW26 1139 SW 3 3775 P 02/10-05 15 2 0 18 68 W12 18 3 1 NW28 1115 SW 2 2029 P KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ VALID AT SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 0.01 INCH /PERCENT/ WR - PROBABILITY OF WETTING RAIN 0.1 INCH /PERCENT/ AT - TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/ RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY /PERCENT/ 20FT WIND - 20-FOOT WIND /MPH/ GST - 20-FOOT WIND GUST /MPH/ HI - HAINES INDEX LAL - LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 10K WIND - 10000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FREE-AIR WINDS /MPH/ MIXG HGT - MIXING HEIGHT /FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL/ TRAN WIND - TRANSPORT WINDS /MPH/ VENTL RATE - VENTILATION RATE /KNOT-FEET/ AJTV RATNG - SMOKE DISPERSION ADJECTIVE RATING P - POOR F - FAIR G - GOOD V - VERY GOOD E- EXCELLENT $$ FORECASTER...LESZCYNSKI...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...KRIS HEINY DOUG BROMBERGER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120207.SHADE.01/BOU